At least six of the top 15 health and fitness apps in Apple's App Store have been sharing sensitive health information with Facebook—even if the user is not connected to Facebook, and often without disclosing their data-sharing practices, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation.

Pharmaceutical company executives during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday offered some ideas for lowering prescription drug prices insurers and consumers pay, though they did not commit to lowering the list prices of their products.

Federal law requires drugmakers to include both major and minor side effects in advertisements, but a study suggests that the information could be overwhelming and interfere with a consumer's understanding of a drug's true risk.

New CDC data suggest that around one in five women in developed countries are uncertain about whether they desire pregnancy and motherhood—and that is changing the way providers talk to patients about pregnancy.

The Trump administration on Friday finalized a rule that bars abortion providers and clinics that refer non-emergent patients for abortion care from receiving Title X Family Planning grants, and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) on Monday said he will file a lawsuit and seek an injunction to block the rule from taking effect while the lawsuit proceeds.

An increasing number of employers are offering wearables like Fitbits or Apple Watches to their employees in an effort to help workers lead healthier lives, but some experts are raising concerns about how employees' health data could be used.